Peter Shenton

Peter Anthony Shenton was an English cricketer who played in first-class cricket matches for Northamptonshire and for Kent [County Cricket Club]s.
Shenton was born in Redcar in Yorkshire in 1936. After first appearing for Northamptonshire's Second XI in 1957, he played Minor [Counties Championship] and Second Eleven Championship cricket regularly for the side in 1958 and 1959. He made only one appearance for Northants' First XI, making his first-class cricket debut against Glamorgan [County Cricket Club|Glamorgan] in May 1958.
After moving to play for Kent in 1960, Shenton made a further seven first-class appearances, all during the 1960 season, including playing in a match at Tunbridge Wells against Worcestershire which was completed in a single day. He played Second XI cricket throughout 1960 and 1961 and went on to play as a professional for several clubs throughout Yorkshire.
Shenton was primarily an off-spin bowler who took 17 first-class wickets in his career, with best figures of five wickets for 68 runs, his only first-class five-wicket haul. He died at Middlesbrough in 1996 aged 59.